Nineteen-year-old Chani lives in the ultra-orthodox Jewish community of North West London. She has never had physical contact with a man, but is bound to marry a stranger. The rabbi's wife teaches her what it means to be a Jewish wife, but Rivka has her own questions to answer. Soon buried secrets, fear, and sexual desire bubble to the surface; not to mention what happens on the wedding night….

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Nineteen-year-old Chani lives in the ultra-orthodox Jewish community of North West London. She has never had physical contact with a man, but is bound to marry a stranger. The rabbi's wife teaches her what it means to be a Jewish wife, but Rivka has her own questions to answer. Soon buried secrets, fear, and sexual desire bubble to the surface; not to mention what happens on the wedding night….

Eve Harris taught for 12 years at inner-city comprehensives and independent schools in London and also in Tel Aviv, after moving to Israel in 1999.

What did you like best about The Marrying of Chani Kaufman? What did you like least?

It was a predictable story, but easy to listen to. Some of the references made me laugh but others made me cringe. Some were wholly inaccurate!

What didn’t you like about Toni Green’s performance?

She pronounced so many Hebrew words wrong!!!!!!!! Surely this should have been researched first!?!??!?

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Carol

Manchester, United Kingdom

3/8/15

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Performance

Story

"I hope she's busy on the sequel"

Would you consider the audio edition of The Marrying of Chani Kaufman to be better than the print version?

I went to school with Jewish girls in North London. The narrator worked for me.

What other book might you compare The Marrying of Chani Kaufman to, and why?

Very difficult to say in that it's almost a period piece yet not a period piece. A slice of 21st century London that you glimpse, but never get. Teenage girls in the middle of London who don't know how babies get made? Schools, that accept kids on condition that they don't have TV in the house? I've never come across a story like it where the values and customs are almost from another era, yet they have mobiles in their pockets!

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The disastrous proposal was fun. Still reeling from the first visit to the ritual bath.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Poor Rifka reached out to her husband and his strong beliefs wouldn't let him help her.

Any additional comments?

could have done with a glossary-some of the words even hard to look up in a dictionary because of their strange pronunciation. Not sure how you do that on audio.WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Come on now, there's at least one more book in there-how does Jerusalem go? Does the marriage survive? What does Mrs Levy try next? Rifka or Rebecca? Does Avromi really never again? thoroughly enjoyed this-not Jewish but lived on edge of several orthodox communities in my time. More please!

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kate

Stirling, Australia

2/15/15

Overall

Performance

Story

"Interesting, educational, but didn't grab me"

What did you like best about The Marrying of Chani Kaufman? What did you like least?

I learnt things about orthodox judaism, but the story didn't grab me, and I wasn't sure what the point was. It was OK. Didn't have to force myself to listen, but certainly wasn't seeking extra opportunities to listen.

The author does have a gift with words - i could see the people. I could see them physically, their personalities, their traits.

If this book were a film would you go see it?

I would - it would possibly be a better movie than book.

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